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Social status, perceived social reputations, and perceived dyadic relationships in early adolescence

SOCIAL STATUS, PERCEIVED SOCIAL REPUTATIONS, AND PERCEIVED
DYADIC RELATIONSHIPS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE
by
Daryaneh Badaly
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Daryaneh Badaly

This study examined the unique contributions of social acceptance and popularity in predicting perceived social reputations and perceived dyadic relationships in a cross-sectional sample of 418 sixth and seventh grade students (approximate average age of 12 years). We assessed early adolescents’ social status using peer nominations and measured their perceptions of their social status, their behavioral reputations, and their friendships from a combination of self-ratings and peer nominations. Social acceptance was a positive predictor of perceptions of social acceptance and friendships and a negative predictor of perceptions of rejection and victimization. Popularity was a positive predictor of perceptions of popularity, rejection, and aggression and a negative predictor of perceptions of unpopularity and withdrawal. The results were consistent with the suggestion that social acceptance is related to perceiving facets of reputations and relationships relevant to forming and maintaining friendships, whereas popularity is related to perceiving facets pertinent to gaining social power.

SOCIAL STATUS, PERCEIVED SOCIAL REPUTATIONS, AND PERCEIVED
DYADIC RELATIONSHIPS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE
by
Daryaneh Badaly
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Daryaneh Badaly